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         The <code class="methodname">Dbc::cmp()</code> method compares two cursors for equality. Two cursors are equal if and only if they are positioned on the same item in the same database.
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                          The <span class="bold"><strong>other_cursor</strong></span> parameter references
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		          If the call is successful and both cursors are positioned on the same item, result is set to zero. If the call is successful but the cursors are not positioned on the same item, result is set to a non-zero value. If the call is unsuccessful, the value of result should be ignored.
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